Criminal Law

Charges dropped against US Marine in Haditha Iraqi civilian killings case
[JURIST] US military prosecutors Friday dropped all charges against a US Marine charged in connection with the killings of 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha [USMC timeline; JURIST news archive] in November 2005...

Florida AG Directs Attention To One Of Its Own Employees In Ongoing Foreclosure Mill Probe Into Possible Manufacturing, Filing Of Bogus Court Docs
In Tampa, Florida, The Tampa Tribune reports:The Florida Attorney General's Office said Friday that it is investigating the involvement one of its attorneys had with one of the state's largest foreclosure firms...

Florida Foreclosure Defense Attorney Draws Overflow Crowd For One-Day "Boot Camp" In Tampa
In Tampa, Florida, The Tampa Tribune reports: Millions of homeowners across the nation have been sued by lenders who seek foreclosure. Their biggest cheerleader may be April Charney...

Tampa Feds Have Mortgage, Loan Modification Fraud In Its Crosshairs; 200+ Indictments For 2009 Possible
In Tampa, Florida, TIME Magazine reports:[T]he U.S. Attorney's office in the Middle District of Florida tells TIME, federal agents and prosecutors have embarked on a "surge" of mortgage and loan-modification fraud investigations that could result in more than 200 indictments this year in the Tampa region alone...

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Florida Regulator Moves To Shut Down Unlicensed Loan Mod Outfits Throughout State; Hammers Seven Firms & Their Principals With C&D Orders
In Tampa, Florida, The Tampa Tribune reports:State regulators cracked down on loan modification businesses [], serving one Tampa company with a cease and desist order. The company, Clear Image Financial Group, Inc...

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US Coast Guard
Switlik Marine Life Rafts Recalled

Bay Bridge Oil Spill
Hudson Marine Management Services pays city of San Francisco $2 million settlement to help with cleanup costs.

T-Mobile USA
alleging the company charged customers for services without their consent.

T-Mobile USA Inc.
allegedly charged customers for unsolicited text messages.

Countrywide Financial Corp.
allegedly charged borrowers improper foreclosure fees.

Nvidia and AMD
charged with price-fixing computer GPU (graphics processing units) chips